This is my first novel by this author. This was a good "busy work" audio book. I listened to it while doing my household chores and office typing. In movie terms this would definately be a "chic flick."

I've listened to 5 books in this series, and am so very disappointed with the author. It has nothing to do with the writing or her mystery crafting prowess, which are fine. This author seems to have a big agenda to degrade and trounce Christians. It isn't so obvious in the first book, but becomes a bit more pronounced in subsequent books.

Christians are portrayed as bad parents, bad politicians, shady criminals, .. while the only ones that truly care about people are the heroine's friends - a sordid group of dominatrix, gays and dummies.. There hasn't been one positive portrayal of a Christian that I can remember in any of the first 5 books.

Why did I wade through 5 of her books? Well, I kept thinking that maybe it was just this one story.. and it would get better. By the end of the 5th novel, I didn't even want to finish the book because the vitriol was so bad.

While I'm not a hard-lined, rigid, people bashing Christian, it does seem to me that the author appears to have an agenda, to promote alternative lifestyles, and denounce Christians.

While this is absolutely her right to do so, I won't be supporting her with any more of my money.

The story was somewhat interesting but I really started hating the heroine about 3/4 through the book. She annoyed the hell out of me when she framed an innocent person and got him shot and arrested. I'm glad it was on sale and I didn't waste a credit on this book.

When I heard the sample I thought this book was like the Lisa Lutz books..(funny, interesting from start to finish) The Spellman Files, Curse of the Spellmans ...etc..but it was boring at least in the beginning. I only kept listening because I paid for it. At some point in the book it really got good. The only problem big problem is the narrator trying to do the different accents- that was pretty bad
(- one star). You really wouldnt know what race she was trying to protray without the description...also...unfortunately I guessed the end pretty fasted I thought it was typical and not too creative (- one star). but I think I might try another. Sophie with the two friends were the funniest in the book!!

Kyra Davis' series with Sophie Katz is funny and decently written fluff with a bit of an edge. If this were just a book review, I'd probably rate it higher.

Unfortunately, the narrator ruins most of the timing, and makes all the characters sound like they're from Long Island or New Jersey. Since they're mostly native Californians it doesn't work at all. It's too bad they didn't give her the boot after the first book, and get someone better. Sadly, Zackman reads the whole series.

I love her regular voice but all the main character's friends seem to have a deep weird voice, particularlly for women. I liked the book, it was a light "read" and want to listen to more but I'm not sure I can get past the low monotone voice the narrator uses for everyone else in the story. It's kind of weird.

I didn't find this book humorous, romantic or suspensful. The narrator was pretty bad as some of her female characters sounded like men - the Puerto Rican, Russian and Italian accents all about sounded the same - none of which came close to the actual accents they were trying to represent. The book drags and drags about Sophies suspicions of what was going on before the story finally decided to take a real step forward. I listened to the whole thing for the heck of it. But after 2/3 of the book it was apparent who the murderer was.